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A comprehensive look at the forest products industry’s economic contribution to the United States: Pre- and post-COVID analysis

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103440

Jagdish Poudel , Ram Dahal

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Effective communication about forests and trees: An analytical framework for communication among segmented audiences

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103429

Lena Riemann

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Misalignment between ecologically rapid and economically optimal forest restoration designs

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103426

Yuta Kobayashi , Masayuki Sato , Kei Uchida , Akira S. Mori

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Implications of China's foreign waste ban on the global waste paper trade networks for circular economy and sustainability

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103428

Xinfei Li , Chang Yu , Zhaohua Wang , Chenlu Tao , Hao Li , Gang Diao , Baodong Cheng

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Becoming a forester. Exploring forest management students' habitus in the making 成为一名护林员。探索森林管理专业学生养成的习惯

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103407

Diana Cichecki, Hannes Weinbrenner, Stephanie Bethmann

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Three decades of forest policy studies in the countries in the former socialist countries of Europe: A review 欧洲前社会主义国家三十年森林政策研究：回顾

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103398

Ekaterina Makrickiene , Vilis Brukas , Ivana Živojinović , Zuzana Dobšinská

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Enhancing actor-centered power theory through actor typology: Insights from community-based conservation in China 通过行动者类型学强化行动者为中心的权力理论：来自中国社区保护的启示

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103425

Jiacheng Zhao , Pei Zhang , Feng Tian , Weiping Shi

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Finnish forest owners' intentions to participate in cooperative forest management 芬兰森林所有者参与合作森林经营的意愿

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103420

Liina Häyrinen, Janne Kaseva, Eija Pouta

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Forest disturbances change psychological ownership among traditional private forest owners in North Rhine Westphalia 森林干扰改变了北莱茵-威斯特伐利亚州传统私人森林所有者的心理所有权

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103422

Leonie Wagner , Franziska Miederhoff

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The fall of the kings: Power relations and dynamics in Papua's indigenous community in forest resource management 国王的衰落：权力关系和动力在巴布亚的土著社区在森林资源管理

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103424

Antoni Ungirwalu , J.R. Mansoben , Yubelince Y. Runtuboi , Sepus M. Fatem , Mariana H. Peday , Jonni Marwa , Ahmad Maryudi

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